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• YN~ru~avu~rr~N • ~ The Upper Colorado River Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Program (the Program) was ~ authorized by Congress in 1992 as part of the Central Utah Project Completion Act, • Public Law 102-575 (CUPCA). With this new authorization, a portion of the funds allocated for completion of the Central Utah Project is directed to fish and wildlife ~ improvement projects in the other upper Colorado River basin states.' Generally, ~ the Department administers the available funds to conserve, mitigate and enhance ~ fish, wildlife and recreation resources to offset the adverse effects of construction • and operation of Federal reclamation projects in the upper Colorado River basin, 2 The particularly the facilities of the Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP). ~ Program supplements the historic mitigation efforts that have occurred and ~ expands those efforts to address unforeseen circumstances and otherwise benefit • wildlife habitat and related public interests. ~ The Central Utah Project Completion Act Office (CUPCAO) of the Department of ~ the Interior, located in Provo, Utah, operates the Program and administers all funds. • The CUPCAO solicits project proposals in September of each year from state and federal agencies, local wildlife improvement organizations and the public at large. ~ Continual efforts are made to expand the target audience of possible grant ~ recipients. Project proposals are ranked in accordance with the program criteria ~ established by CUPCA (see below) and award decisions are announced in • December. Administrative files and reports on all projects are maintained in the CUPCAO. ~ This report provides details on the funding and accomplishments of the Program • from 1994-1998, the first five years of activities. Appendix A contains a summary of financial information on all completed projects. Appendix B contains project ~ highlights. Appendix C is a synopsis of all projects completed during this reporting ~ period. Appendix D is an example solicitation letter. 1 Per Section 314c of CUPCA, Utah, an Upper Colorado River basin state, is excluded from • funding under the Program. The Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission, created by Title III of CUPCA, receives separate appropriations to fund environmental mitigation measures necessary to address impacts of the Central Utah Project and other Federal Reclamation • projects in Utah. 2The Colorado River Storage project was authorized by the Act of April 11, 1956 (70 Stat. • 105, Ch. 203; 43 USC 620 et seq.; P.L. 84-485). The CRSP consists of four main storage reservoirs on the Colorado River and its tributaries upstream of Lees Ferry, Arizona, plus a number of "participating projects" constructed at various locations in the Upper Colorado River Basin. The • purpose of the CRSP is comprehensive development of the water resources of the Upper Colorado River Basin for irrigation, river regulation, hydropower generation, and flood control. The Central Utah Project is the largest participating project within the CRSP.